I have a Giant NRS 3 and a BOB Ibex Trailer. I have done a couple of tours with it and no problems.I carry a spare skewer as well. I could not afford a dedicted touring bike so I had to compromise a moutain bike and a BOB ibex. I am extremly happy with the way it performs. I have not had any dramas with this set up yet. I am about a month away from doing the bottom two thirds of the Mawson Trail in South Australia. I would not change to panniers now f I had the spare cash . It takes a little practice to pack the BOB bag and find everything. A tip is to buy different colour stuff bags and this makes things easier to find. I carry a little light collapsible bag tucked under the occy strap and use this to put stuff in if I buy it on the way through a town I then put it away when I camp for the night. This saves opening and shutting the bag more than necccessary. It might not be the 'purists' way of touring .But "hey" it gets me out there and doing it which is what cycling is all about.